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Peterson, Carol – Teacher Ideas Press, 2007
This book provides information to help create a themed science fair for childen in grades 4-6. Illustrated instructions and checklists for each of the 100 plus experiments are provided, plus ideas for teachers and students to vary experiments for additional scientific discovery. The experiments are written in age-appropriate language so that…
Descriptors: Science Fairs, Intermediate Grades, Science Projects, Science Experiments
Peer reviewedZeck, Patricia Arnett – Hoosier Science Teacher, 2000
Describes a regional science fair in Indiana. Presents guidelines for organization and registration, rules and regulations, display and presentation, science fair advancement opportunities, and other competitions. (SAH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Science Activities, Science Fairs
Peer reviewedThomas, Peter – Science Scope, 1997
Describes a program in which students present their displays in the normal science-fair style but without the competitive element and more as a "science-share". Describes an "energy day" celebration which included an energy exhibition and engaged students in an "energy decathlon" that challenged them with tasks encompassing many aspects of energy.…
Descriptors: Energy Education, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Science Activities
Peer reviewedShaw, Donna Gail; Cook, Cheryl; Ribelin, Teralyn – Science and Children, 2000
Discusses a science fair project with a diverse group of K-2 urban school students. Students experienced the purpose and procedure for a scientific investigation, although they learned in different ways and at different rates. (ASK)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Science Activities, Science Fairs, Science Instruction
Tant, Carl – 1992
A proliferation of new government regulations and other events in recent years has made it more and more difficult to teach science and engage in science activities. Rapid advances in biotechnology have made it difficult for both students and teachers to stay abreast of current events. These difficulties along with others have turned some teachers…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, High Schools, Science Education, Science Experiments
Download full textDashefsky, H. Steven – 1994
This book contains 23 suggestions for experiments involving environmental science that can be used to create a science fair project. Aimed at grades 10-12, a wide range of environmental topics is covered. These topics include soil ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems, applied ecology, global warming and the greenhouse effect, deforestation and…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, High Schools, Science Activities, Science Experiments
Cusick, Judy, Ed.; Duval, Carol, Ed.; Smith, Betty, Ed. – 2003
This book presents a selection of articles published in "Science and Children", "Science Scope", and "The Science Teacher", all journals published by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), that cover all grade levels from elementary through secondary education. It describes how to organize and conduct a successful science fair. Contents…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Exhibits, Hands on Science, Middle Schools
Frankovits, Nicholas; Luton, Grant; Rabelo, Javier – 1999
This teacher module provides background information and resources to the Annual Duracell/National Science Teachers Association Scholarship Competition Invention Challenge for high school students. Contents include: (1) "Introduction to the Competition"; (2) "Tips for Motivating Students"; (3) "Preparing for Inventing"; (4) "Teaching Invention:…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Competition, High Schools, Inventions
Peer reviewedMcShane, Joan Braunagel – Science and Children, 2000
Describes the 2000 Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program and some of its winners who invented innovative tools to help others and make their work easier. (ASK)
Descriptors: Awards, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Hand Tools
Peer reviewedSchafer, Melanie – Science and Children, 2001
Lists the awardees from the Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program and relates the stories behind the inventions. (MM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inventions, Science Fairs, Science Instruction
Newman, Barbara – 1991
This book is part of the series "Explorations in Science" which contains enrichment activities for the general science curriculum. Each book in the series contains innovative and traditional projects for both the bright and average, the self-motivated, and those who find activity motivating. Each activity is self-contained and provides everything…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Experiments
Peer reviewedPowers-Kastner, Nancy V. – Science and Children, 1995
Describes how to design, organize, and implement a student-centered physics fair. Involves fifth grade students teaching physics concepts to kindergarten students. Indicates that "students" retained what they learned, exhibited increased understanding of the scientific method, and gained confidence in their ability to be "scientists" while…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 5, Peer Teaching, Physics
Peer reviewedWard, Alan – School Science Review, 1994
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Fairs
Dykstra, Mary – 1994
This book contains over 30 investigations and activities that can be used or adapted for science fair projects. It outlines basic techniques and procedures that can be applied to zoological investigations. Projects and activities described include: finding out how many different kinds of insects and other arthropods live in nearby fields and…
Descriptors: Animals, Elementary Secondary Education, Investigations, Science Activities
Tant, Carl – 1992
Many science educators emphasize the need and importance of hands- and minds-on education in science. This document provides numerous hands-on science activities for students and tips for parents and teachers to help take some of the stress out of hands-on projects. Some of the suggestions made to teachers are related to the following concerns:…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Hands On Science, Science Activities, Science Education
